February 8, 2007
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RIP: U Nee
Korean pop superstar U Nee committed suicide last week at age 25. Heo Yoon, aka U Nee, was the Britney Spears of Korea. She started her career as an actress and teen pop star but industry bosses persuaded her that she would gain greater fame and success with a sexier image Plastic surgery gave her a westernized appearance, slimmed down nose and huge breasts. Yet her album sales slumped. So she was marketed in men’s magazines and pushed toward appearing in Playboy. Ex fans didn’t approve of her transformation, and last week she hung herself in the bedroom of her family home.
